Judge Steven Clough has been fielding a few questions about retirement recently.
The Monroe resident has sat on the Snohomish County District Court Evergreen Division bench for 40 years. He is running unopposed on the general election ballot to keep his job at 14414 179th Ave. S.E.

Dan’l Adams hopes to usher close to 100 more youth into the Boy Scouts of America community throughout the upcoming year.
The Khlahaya District, which spans from Lake Stevens to Skykomish, already serves more than 1,000 boys and girls, but he thinks the goal is achievable. 

Dianna Atterbury is purposely smothering her once lush green lawn with cardboard and mulch.
On top of the grass is a layer of wood chips and two four-by-eight-foot raised beds. The Monroe woman will water her future garden with rain gathered in three 50-gallon buckets installed beside her front porch.

Marcia St. John was preparing for a digital apocalypse when she bought her first dairy goats.
Now, St. John's Creamery has more than 160 goats, and is operating here in Monroe.

Teegan Lowe believes she skis her best when her mind is clear and thoughts are calm.
This season the Monroe High School junior tested her tried technique at the national level for the first time. 

New Monroe and Sky Valley YMCA executive director Craig Chambers knew he wanted to work in the city years before his hiring.
The former Stanwood-Camano YMCA senior director had his eye on the Monroe community, and in March he replaced Patsy Cudaback.

Elizabeth Lang-Knox-Hutchins turned 104 years old on May 14.